Answer Sheet

Test your Reasonable Accommodation Knowledge Answer Sheet

False: In fact employers who have provided accommodations reported substantial benefits resulting from the accommodation. Nearly half (49%) stated that they either hired or retained a qualified worker, and that they had increased the worker's productivity.
Name four examples of accommodations or auxiliary aids:
- Similar Services and Actions.
What is "reasonable accommodations?":
F. All of the above.
True: Most accommodations are no-cost or very low cost. They involve procedures such as flex-time, modifications in work schedules, assignments, management style rather that "special equipment."
When an employer or public accommodation can not provide an accommodation due to an "undue hardship," that means:
B. The accommodation will cause a significant difficulty or expense to the company.
True: Employers must provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with known disabilities, unless it poses undue hardship to the employer.
False: The employer may provide a less expensive alternative accommodation that meets the same need.
Name Four examples of businesses or places that fall under the Public Accommodations section of the ADA:
Hotels, theaters, restaurants, doctors' and lawyers' offices, retail stores, banks, museums, parks, libraries, day-care centers, private schools.
True: Alternative accommodations or modifications need to be explored before a company can claim "undue hardship."